[Dixielandjazz] Music theory

[Gary Kiser]

Edmetzsr at aol.com wrote:

>Paul, well said.  These recent, nearly endless chains on the subjects  of set 
>lists and theory usefulness lead me to believe that we've got lots of  folks 
>who are unwilling to take the blinders off. Both categories may be very  
>useful or totally useless depending on the personnel, their flexibility, their  
>level of experience, their ability to plan, their willingness to think, their  
>ability to read, their desire to play more than the dirty dozen, ............and 
>on and on and on. "Enuff" said. Ed Metz
>  
>
Bravo!!  Don't forget "ability to listen and adapt."  I, personally, 
would prefer playing with musos with perhaps not the best chops, but 
listen to each other rather that a group of monsters-of-their-axes just 
playing away on their own.

Just my pea brained thoughts, Gary